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John Velazquez: Jockey Stats, Wins and Breeders' Cup Record

John Velazquez ranks 7th among jockeys in 2026 purse earnings with $20,092,086: 120 wins from 737 starts (16%). In the Breeders' Cup: 232 starters since 1995, 21 wins (9%).

2026 season

7Rank
737Starts
120Wins
992nd
963rd
16%Win rate
43%In the money
$20,092,086Earnings

Recent wins

DateRaceHorseTrainerWin
2026-10-24Keeneland R10SassmasterTodd Pletcher$4.46
2026-10-24Keeneland R8Willy D'sMichael Maker$18.02
2026-10-24Keeneland R3Mr. TappsMichael McCarthy$8.54
2026-10-23Keeneland R7Lucky MischiefMichael Maker$8.36
2026-10-11Keeneland R7LandedWesley Ward$7.86
2026-10-04Keeneland R8Adonius (IRE)Rebecca Menzies$9.18
2026-10-04Keeneland R5Guy SmileyWesley Ward$8.30
2026-10-04Keeneland R4DamavandTodd Pletcher$7.48
2026-10-03Keeneland R9American HistoryTodd Pletcher$12.00
2026-10-03Keeneland R8Classic QMark Casse$20.08
2026-10-03Keeneland R3SiouxseH. Motion$14.58
2026-10-01Belmont Park R1Three SixtyAnthony Dutrow$22.04
2026-09-27Remington Park R7Gallant GretaMichael Maker$10.20
2026-09-12Woodbine R10Gimme a Nother (SAF)H. Motion$8.90
2026-09-09Kentucky Downs R1MedinahMark Casse$12.14
2026-09-07Saratoga R3Little ThunderTimothy Hamm$5.16
2026-09-07Saratoga R1Miss Nightfall (GB)Jonathan Thomas$6.22
2026-09-06Saratoga R3With a KissTodd Pletcher$6.58
2026-09-05Kentucky Downs R11AbientotMark Casse$9.40
2026-09-04Saratoga R4GlycogenJohn Servis$10.32
2026-09-04Saratoga R2Carmen AmaliaDavid Donk$19.32
2026-09-03Saratoga R8Bogus OperandiRichard Dutrow Jr.$11.70
2026-09-02Saratoga R8BraverthanubelieveLauren Robson$6.26

Wins in the last 60 days at the tracks covered here.

Breeders' Cup record

232Starts
21Wins
222nd
283rd
9%Win rate
31%In the money
$41,684,930Earnings

2026 Breeders' Cup mounts

RaceHorseTrainerM/L
2026 Juvenile Turf SprintCrownbreaker (IRE)Kevin Philippart De Foy20/1
2026 Juvenile Turf SprintAdonius (IRE) also eligibleRebecca Menzies12/1
2026 Juvenile FilliesRum TwistMark Hennig15/1
2026 JuvenileAmerican HistoryTodd Pletcher9/2
2026 Filly & Mare SprintPrayingRobert Medina30/1
2026 Turf SprintCy FairGeorge Weaver8/1
2026 Dirt MileBracket BusterVictoria Oliver7/2
2026 Filly & Mare TurfGimme a Nother (SAF)H. Motion10/1
2026 SprintLittle ThunderTimothy Hamm30/1
2026 MileFormidable ManMichael McCarthy15/1
2026 TurfFar BridgeMiguel Clement20/1
2026 ClassicNapoleon SoloChad Summers15/1

Breeders' Cup wins

YearRaceHorseTrainerOdds
2025JuvenileTed NoffeyTodd Pletcher0.80
2024SprintStraight No ChaserDan Blacker6.10
2023JuvenileFiercenessTodd Pletcher16.50
2022DistaffMalathaatTodd Pletcher2.88
2020ClassicAuthenticBob Baffert4.20
2020Filly & Mare SprintGamineBob Baffert1.10
2018Filly & Mare TurfSistercharlie (IRE)Chad Brown3.30
2017DistaffForever UnbridledDallas Stewart3.70
2017MileWorld ApprovalMark Casse2.70
2014TurfMain SequenceH. Motion6.20
2012MileWise DanCharles LoPresti1.80
2011Filly & Mare TurfPerfect ShirlRoger Attfield27.80
2011Juvenile Fillies TurfStephanie's KittenWayne Catalano6.10
2010JuvenileUncle MoTodd Pletcher1.40
2007TurfEnglish ChannelTodd Pletcher3.00
2004DistaffAshadoTodd Pletcher2.00
2004SprintSpeightstownTodd Pletcher3.70
2002Filly & Mare TurfStarine (FR)Robert Frankel13.20
2002Juvenile FilliesStorm Flag FlyingClaude McGaughey III0.80
2000Juvenile FilliesCaressingDavid Vance47.00
1998MileDa HossMichael Dickinson11.60

By Breeders' Cup race

RaceStartsWinsTop 3
Distaff2137
Juvenile2138
Mile2136
Filly & Mare Turf1739
Juvenile Fillies21210
Sprint2126
Turf1926
Classic2517
Juvenile Fillies Turf1712
Filly & Mare Sprint1215
Juvenile Turf1501
Dirt Mile901
Turf Sprint902
Juvenile Turf Sprint401

Every Breeders' Cup start

YearRaceHorseFinOddsTrainer
2025ClassicFierceness33.40Todd Pletcher
2025DistaffDorth Vader56.50George Weaver
2025Filly & Mare SprintPraying712.10Robert Medina
2025Filly & Mare TurfShe Feels Pretty23.30Cherie DeVaux
2025JuvenileTed Noffey10.80Todd Pletcher
2025Juvenile FilliesTommy Jo54.30Todd Pletcher
2025Juvenile Fillies TurfUltimate Love53.50Michael Trombetta
2025Juvenile Turf SprintSchwarzenegger58.10Wesley Ward
2025MileFormidable Man218.50Michael McCarthy
2025SprintStraight No Chaser75.80Dan Blacker
2025Turf SprintAg Bullet25.30Richard Baltas
2024ClassicFierceness22.80Todd Pletcher
2024Juvenile Fillies TurfVixen630.30Mark Casse
2024Juvenile TurfMentee1210.90Todd Pletcher
2024SprintStraight No Chaser16.10Dan Blacker
2024TurfThere Goes Harvard1066.90Michael McCarthy
2023ClassicBright Future617.50Todd Pletcher
2023Dirt MileCharge It47.00Todd Pletcher
2023JuvenileFierceness116.50Todd Pletcher
2023Juvenile FilliesAccommodate Eva1084.30Dallas Stewart
2023Juvenile Fillies TurfShe Feels Pretty33.50Cherie DeVaux
2023Juvenile TurfTok Tok615.50H. Motion
2023Juvenile Turf SprintCrimson Advocate66.00George Weaver
2023MileShirl's Speight818.40Roger Attfield
2023SprintHoist the Gold626.00Dallas Stewart
2022ClassicHappy Saver749.21Todd Pletcher
2022DistaffMalathaat12.88Todd Pletcher
2022Filly & Mare TurfAbove the Curve78.21Joseph O'Brien
2022JuvenileNational Treasure38.00Bob Baffert
2022Juvenile FilliesYou're My Girl58.17John Terranova II
2022Juvenile Fillies TurfBasil Martini (IRE)1149.13Joseph O'Brien
2022Juvenile TurfWebslinger1127.93Mark Casse
2022MileSmooth Like Strait928.98Michael McCarthy
2022TurfHighland Chief (IRE)1226.90H. Motion
2022Turf SprintArrest Me Red820.17Wesley Ward
2021ClassicMedina Spirit26.80Bob Baffert
2021DistaffMalathaat33.60Todd Pletcher
2021Filly & Mare SprintGamine30.40Bob Baffert
2021JuvenilePinehurst56.40Bob Baffert
2021Juvenile Fillies TurfHello You (IRE)514.70David Loughnane
2021Juvenile TurfGreat Max (IRE)1143.20Michael Bell
2021Juvenile Turf SprintGo Bears Go (IRE)212.30David Loughnane
2021SprintFollowing Sea320.70Todd Pletcher
2020ClassicAuthentic14.20Bob Baffert
2020DistaffCe Ce514.60Michael McCarthy
2020Filly & Mare SprintGamine11.10Bob Baffert
2020Filly & Mare TurfSistercharlie (IRE)67.50Chad Brown
2020JuvenileLikeable1337.90Todd Pletcher
2020Juvenile Fillies TurfAlda129.20H. Motion
2019ClassicCode of Honor73.70Claude McGaughey III
2019DistaffSecret Spice913.00Richard Baltas
2019Filly & Mare SprintSpiced Perfection46.80Peter Miller
2019Filly & Mare TurfSistercharlie (IRE)30.80Chad Brown
2019JuvenileEight Rings61.50Bob Baffert
2019Juvenile FilliesBast34.60Bob Baffert
2019Juvenile TurfOur Country816.00George Weaver
2019Juvenile Turf SprintKimari42.50Wesley Ward
2019MileNext Shares1359.90Richard Baltas
2019SprintEngage422.50Steven Asmussen
2019TurfChannel Maker1222.10William Mott
2019Turf SprintStormy Liberal815.00Peter Miller
2018ClassicWest Coast76.60Bob Baffert
2018DistaffMidnight Bisou35.90Steven Asmussen
2018Filly & Mare SprintKirby's Penny1356.50Wesley Ward
2018Filly & Mare TurfSistercharlie (IRE)13.30Chad Brown
2018Juvenile FilliesVibrance335.40Michael McCarthy
2018Juvenile Fillies TurfPakhet1140.90Todd Pletcher
2018Juvenile TurfCurrent79.40Todd Pletcher
2017Dirt MileAwesome Slew314.10Mark Casse
2017DistaffForever Unbridled13.70Dallas Stewart
2017JuvenileHazit846.70Todd Pletcher
2017Juvenile FilliesStainless1033.80Todd Pletcher
2017Juvenile Fillies TurfOrbolution936.20Todd Pletcher
2017Juvenile TurfHemp Hemp Hurray1417.70Wesley Ward
2017MileWorld Approval12.70Mark Casse
2017SprintCalculator732.50Peter Miller
2017TurfBigger Picture1231.70Michael Maker
2017Turf SprintLady Aurelia100.90Wesley Ward
2016ClassicHoppertunity418.10Bob Baffert
2016DistaffCuralina614.60Todd Pletcher
2016Filly & Mare SprintHaveyougoneaway73.80Thomas Morley
2016JuvenileSyndergaard56.60Todd Pletcher
2016Juvenile Fillies TurfMadam Dancealot (IRE)1366.40Richard Baltas
2016Juvenile TurfChannel Maker715.00Daniel Vella
2016MileRing Weekend747.00H. Motion
2016TurfMoney Multiplier620.30Chad Brown
2016Turf SprintUndrafted821.20Wesley Ward
2015ClassicTonalist56.00Christophe Clement
2015Dirt MileWicked Strong411.20James Jerkens
2015DistaffPeace and War1261.50H. Motion
2015Filly & Mare SprintDame Dorothy1111.50Todd Pletcher
2015Juvenile FilliesRachel's Valentina25.40Todd Pletcher
2015Juvenile Fillies TurfThrilled1125.30Todd Pletcher
2015Juvenile TurfAzar1315.00Todd Pletcher
2015MileRecepta1249.00James Toner
2015SprintLimousine Liberal1113.30Ben Colebrook
2015Turf SprintPure Sensation85.90Christophe Clement
2014ClassicCigar Street711.60William Mott
2014Dirt MileVicar's in Trouble920.70Michael Maker
2014DistaffUnbridled Forever551.60Dallas Stewart
2014Filly & Mare SprintThank You Marylou339.70Michael Maker
2014Filly & Mare TurfStephanie's Kitten24.50Chad Brown
2014JuvenileCarpe Diem21.80Todd Pletcher
2014Juvenile FilliesAngela Renee103.30Todd Pletcher
2014Juvenile Fillies TurfIsabella Sings1214.10Todd Pletcher
2014Juvenile TurfInternational Star936.30Michael Maker
2014MileGrand Arch1123.30Brian Lynch
2014SprintFast Anna513.40Katherine Ritvo
2014TurfMain Sequence16.20H. Motion
2014Turf SprintUndrafted313.20Wesley Ward
2013Dirt MileVerrazano42.50Todd Pletcher
2013DistaffAuthenticity38.80Todd Pletcher
2013Juvenile FilliesSecret Compass107.90Bob Baffert
2013Juvenile Fillies TurfKitten Kaboodle1119.50Chad Brown
2013Juvenile TurfBashart611.40Todd Pletcher
2012ClassicTo Honor and Serve1016.10William Mott
2012DistaffLove and Pride59.60Todd Pletcher
2012Filly & Mare SprintTurbulent Descent76.60Todd Pletcher
2012Filly & Mare TurfIn Lingerie911.70Todd Pletcher
2012Juvenile FilliesDreaming of Julia34.50Todd Pletcher
2012Juvenile Fillies TurfTara From the Cape414.80Todd Pletcher
2012MileWise Dan11.80Charles LoPresti
2012SprintThe Lumber Guy23.90Michael Hushion
2012TurfPoint of Entry22.40Claude McGaughey III
2012Turf SprintBridgetown146.30Todd Pletcher
2011ClassicUncle Mo105.40Todd Pletcher
2011Dirt MileTrappe Shot42.80Kiaran McLaughlin
2011DistaffSuper Espresso732.90Todd Pletcher
2011Filly & Mare SprintHer Smile328.20Todd Pletcher
2011Filly & Mare TurfPerfect Shirl127.80Roger Attfield
2011Juvenile FilliesFrolic's Revenge968.40Milton Wolfson
2011Juvenile Fillies TurfStephanie's Kitten16.10Wayne Catalano
2011Juvenile TurfFinale74.00Todd Pletcher
2011MileSidney's Candy626.10Todd Pletcher
2011SprintForce Freeze26.90Peter Walder
2011TurfBrilliant Speed313.60Thomas Albertrani
2010ClassicQuality Road126.50Todd Pletcher
2010Dirt MileAikenite831.70Todd Pletcher
2010DistaffLife At Ten113.80Todd Pletcher
2010Filly & Mare SprintMy Jen1315.70Eddie Kenneally
2010JuvenileUncle Mo11.40Todd Pletcher
2010Juvenile FilliesR Heat Lightning25.40Todd Pletcher
2010Juvenile Fillies TurfAllure d'Amour1326.20Todd Pletcher
2010Juvenile TurfWillcox Inn323.40Michael Stidham
2010SprintCash Refund819.80Steve Margolis
2010Turf SprintStradivinsky1311.10Richard Dutrow Jr.
2009Dirt MilePyro108.30Saeed bin Suroor
2009DistaffProviso (GB)47.00Robert Frankel
2009Filly & Mare TurfVisit (GB)411.30Robert Frankel
2009Juvenile FilliesDevil May Care117.60Todd Pletcher
2009Juvenile Fillies TurfPotosina739.70Mark Shuman
2009MileCowboy Cal109.40Todd Pletcher
2009SprintJoin in the Dance963.40Todd Pletcher
2008ClassicHenrythenavigator219.00Aidan O'Brien
2008Filly & Mare SprintIndian Blessing21.80Bob Baffert
2008Filly & Mare TurfWait a While103.30Todd Pletcher
2008JuvenileMunnings106.40Todd Pletcher
2008Juvenile Fillies TurfConsequence63.40Claude McGaughey III
2008Juvenile TurfBittel Road84.30Todd Pletcher
2008SprintIn Summation47.50Christophe Clement
2008TurfSpring House918.90Julio Canani
2007ClassicLawyer Ron73.90Todd Pletcher
2007Dirt MileHigh Finance817.80Richard Violette Jr.
2007DistaffIndian Vale98.30Todd Pletcher
2007Filly & Mare TurfHoney Ryder26.10Todd Pletcher
2007JuvenileKodiak Kowboy311.90Steven Asmussen
2007Juvenile TurfThe Leopard711.40Todd Pletcher
2007MileNobiz Like Shobiz43.90Barclay Tagg
2007TurfEnglish Channel13.00Todd Pletcher
2006ClassicFlower Alley1135.50Todd Pletcher
2006DistaffPool Land911.80Todd Pletcher
2006Filly & Mare TurfHoney Ryder38.80Todd Pletcher
2006JuvenileScat Daddy43.70Todd Pletcher
2006Juvenile FilliesCotton Blossom318.80Todd Pletcher
2006MileAraafa (IRE)93.00Jeremy Noseda
2006SprintHenny Hughes141.60Kiaran McLaughlin
2006TurfEnglish Channel33.70Todd Pletcher
2005ClassicFlower Alley210.00Todd Pletcher
2005DistaffAshado32.25Todd Pletcher
2005Filly & Mare TurfWend612.70William Mott
2005JuvenilePrivate Vow1410.30Steven Asmussen
2005Juvenile FilliesAdieu74.20Todd Pletcher
2005MileLeroidesanimaux (BRZ)21.35Robert Frankel
2005SprintLion Tamer312.40Todd Pletcher
2005TurfEnglish Channel511.40Todd Pletcher
2004ClassicRoses in May28.70Dale Romans
2004DistaffAshado12.00Todd Pletcher
2004Filly & Mare TurfFilm Maker216.50H. Motion
2004JuvenileProud Accolade62.60Todd Pletcher
2004Juvenile FilliesSis City420.20Richard Dutrow Jr.
2004MileNothing to Lose114.30Robert Frankel
2004SprintSpeightstown13.70Todd Pletcher
2004TurfKitten's Joy20.70Dale Romans
2003ClassicEvening Attire724.90Patrick Kelly
2003DistaffBuy the Sport535.20Robert Barbara
2003Filly & Mare TurfRiskaverse645.50Patrick Kelly
2003JuvenileChapel Royal35.70Todd Pletcher
2003Juvenile FilliesAshado213.30Todd Pletcher
2003MileSoaring Free522.20Mark Frostad
2003SprintMidas Eyes88.30Robert Frankel
2003TurfBalto Star924.10Todd Pletcher
2002ClassicHarlan's Holiday914.40Todd Pletcher
2002DistaffSummer Colony87.00Mark Hennig
2002Filly & Mare TurfStarine (FR)113.20Robert Frankel
2002JuvenileVan Nistelrooy515.80Aidan O'Brien
2002Juvenile FilliesStorm Flag Flying10.80Claude McGaughey III
2002MileGreen Fee545.00Daniel Peitz
2002SprintCarson Hollow1318.40Richard Dutrow Jr.
2002TurfPerfect Soul (IRE)833.00Roger Attfield
2001ClassicInclude710.50Grover Delp
2001Filly & Mare TurfStarine (FR)105.40Robert Frankel
2001JuvenileSaarland821.60Claude McGaughey III
2001MileExpress Tour1021.40Saeed bin Suroor
2001SprintLeft Bank58.90Todd Pletcher
2001TurfLodge Hill857.25Phillip England
2000ClassicGander964.60John Terranova II
2000Juvenile FilliesCaressing147.00David Vance
2000MileDansili (GB)312.40Andre Fabre
1999ClassicSupreme Sound (GB)14126.20Michael Dickinson
1999JuvenileGraeme Hall1246.40Todd Pletcher
1999TurfFahris (IRE)1066.20Kiaran McLaughlin
1998ClassicRunning Stag7104.70Philip Mitchell
1998JuvenileLemon Drop Kid53.70Flint Schulhofer
1998Juvenile FilliesThree Ring324.10Edward Plesa Jr.
1998MileDa Hoss111.60Michael Dickinson
1998SprintJ J'sdream1147.70Bobby Barnett
1998TurfCetewayo611.20Michael Dickinson
1996JuvenileOrdway31.40David Donk
1996Juvenile FilliesHidden Reserve717.30Claude McGaughey III
1996MileMighty Forum (GB)1350.10Mark Hennig
1996SprintCapote Belle74.40Daniel Peitz
1995TurfTurk Passer917.60Flint Schulhofer

Breeders' Cup starts since 1991, from the official charts. Earnings are purse money won by the horse in these races.